29/07/2026
Homeschooling really does make you intentional, doesnโt it?
This morning, I bought a โฑ25 pop socket for my phone while we were out running errands.
This afternoon, he suddenly felt the urge to pull it off my phone. I asked him why he did that as he kept trying to put it back. The part with the adhesive stayed on the phone case, and since he couldnโt figure out how to reattach it, he ended up removing the other piece too. In the end, we were left with a white adhesive patch on my case and a pop socket that was no longer usable.
Of course, I reminded him that it was my belonging to begin with and kept asking him why he thought it was okay to take it apart. Then the aha moment cameโ this was a teaching moment.
So I said, โYouโll have to pay me โฑ100 for that since you canโt fix it anymore.โ Without arguing, but really with quite a sad face ๐
, he quietly took โฑ100 from his wallet and handed it to me.
As I accepted the money, I told him, โYou know Iโm going to teach you about accountability.โ
What followed was a conversation I know he truly understood. We talked about choices, consequences, and situations from the past where he had could have shown accountability.
One thing I always remind him is that these characters aren't built overnight.
Our children wonโt suddenly wake up one day as kind, responsible, or accountable adults. Those qualities are formed through consistent training, countless little conversations, and small opportunities like this one.
Really, itโs just like a train on its rails. It doesnโt reach its destination by making one giant leap, it gets there by faithfully staying on the track, one stretch at a time. By degrees.
And maybe that's what habit training is all about. ๐ค
